Geoffrey Peter Frankcom (born 5 April 1942) is an English former international rugby union player.
| Full name | Geoffrey Peter Frankcom | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 April 1942 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bathavon, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 168 lb (76 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | King Edward's School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||
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Frankcom hails from the village of Peasedown St John outside Bath, Somerset. He was educated at King Edward's School in Bath and Queens' College, Cambridge. A three-time Cambridge blue, Frankcom starred in the 1961 Varsity Match, scoring a late try to help defeat Oxford University. He served in the RAF as a flight commander.[1][2]
A centre, Frankcom was a Somerset County captain and spent much of his career at Bath. He was the top try scorer in the 1963/64 English first-class season while with Bath, then gained four caps for England in the 1965 Five Nations.[3] In the match against Wales, Frankcom claimed to have been bitten on the cheek by Welsh forward Brian Thomas.[4]
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References edit
- ^ Mason, John (13 December 1961). "Memorable Game For Geoff Frankcom". Bristol Evening Post.
- ^ Keating, Frank (6 December 2011). "University match greybeards gather to relive timeless battle of '61". The Guardian.
- ^ "Frankcom Geoff". Bath Rugby Heritage.
- ^ Abbandonato, Paul (8 October 2020). "Three Welshmen named among hardest rugby players in history". Wales Online.